viridionplague
03-17-2012, 01:52 AM
So this build thread is long overdue and should have been started about a year and a half ago when i originally bought the car.
And so the story begins roughly 1.5 years ago when i bought a beautiful maroon 91 talon tsi shell from Halon. That winter i swapped out the drivetrain from the current 91 talon tsi i was driving (Thanks to pushit2.0 and his crew for doing all the work while i sat around). The swap was a success and after a random no-start issue and the help of turbotalon1g got it running again.
After all that i ended up moving and with work, i was just to busy to give it any love except from time to time. after having issues getting it to run right, poor alignment, rattling pieces, and eventually giving the t-case death whine. I lost interest in the car and along with a lack of funds decided to trade it for a good DD in the form of a lexus sc400 and some cash on top.
A few months later it was up for sale again at about $2k more than i traded it for. I missed the car and all but i wasnt going to spend that much money. another few months after that it was for sale a 3rd time, however this time it was less than i sold it for. The issue was that it was running horribly and not firing cylinder 3. The kids mechanic told him compression was 150-150-130-150 and the low compression was causing the problem stating a bad head gasket. after a short test drive i decided to take the risk of buying a poor running dsm and had it towed home.
Got her home and started my own tests. compression was 150 across the board, spark was good, along with all 4 injectors being good. but cylinder 3 just wouldnt fire. spark plug came out wet and the cylinder was wet. after sitting for a few days stumped as to why a cylinder with compression, spark, and fuel wouldnt fire it dawned on me to pull the ecu. low and behold, ecu damage!
Grabbed a socketed eprom ecu from 93gtpeater that day and had her running on all 4 later that night, WOOT! The fuel injector seals are still junk and causing boost issues but that will be fixed shortly. seals are already on the way.
The end result is that i ended up getting the car back for less than i let it go for, with about 2 grand of extras done to the car. got it back with some nice 18 inch rims with good rubber, upgraded from painted stockers with crappy rubber. a set of corbeau seats that fit my fat ass. an alignment. nice catchcan. and a few other misc goodies here and there.
Anyways time for everyone favorite thing on the forums. Pictures!
These are from before i let the car go.
And so the story begins roughly 1.5 years ago when i bought a beautiful maroon 91 talon tsi shell from Halon. That winter i swapped out the drivetrain from the current 91 talon tsi i was driving (Thanks to pushit2.0 and his crew for doing all the work while i sat around). The swap was a success and after a random no-start issue and the help of turbotalon1g got it running again.
After all that i ended up moving and with work, i was just to busy to give it any love except from time to time. after having issues getting it to run right, poor alignment, rattling pieces, and eventually giving the t-case death whine. I lost interest in the car and along with a lack of funds decided to trade it for a good DD in the form of a lexus sc400 and some cash on top.
A few months later it was up for sale again at about $2k more than i traded it for. I missed the car and all but i wasnt going to spend that much money. another few months after that it was for sale a 3rd time, however this time it was less than i sold it for. The issue was that it was running horribly and not firing cylinder 3. The kids mechanic told him compression was 150-150-130-150 and the low compression was causing the problem stating a bad head gasket. after a short test drive i decided to take the risk of buying a poor running dsm and had it towed home.
Got her home and started my own tests. compression was 150 across the board, spark was good, along with all 4 injectors being good. but cylinder 3 just wouldnt fire. spark plug came out wet and the cylinder was wet. after sitting for a few days stumped as to why a cylinder with compression, spark, and fuel wouldnt fire it dawned on me to pull the ecu. low and behold, ecu damage!
Grabbed a socketed eprom ecu from 93gtpeater that day and had her running on all 4 later that night, WOOT! The fuel injector seals are still junk and causing boost issues but that will be fixed shortly. seals are already on the way.
The end result is that i ended up getting the car back for less than i let it go for, with about 2 grand of extras done to the car. got it back with some nice 18 inch rims with good rubber, upgraded from painted stockers with crappy rubber. a set of corbeau seats that fit my fat ass. an alignment. nice catchcan. and a few other misc goodies here and there.
Anyways time for everyone favorite thing on the forums. Pictures!
These are from before i let the car go.